Five Poses of Krishna Making Love, from a Bikaner Bhagavata Purana

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Five Poses of Krishna Making Love, from a Bikaner Bhagavata Purana

Date
c. 1600
Medium
Gum tempera and gold on paper
Culture
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
314493

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When the Hindu god Vishnu incarnated as his human avatar Krishna, he spent his youth in a cowherd village. When he reached adolescence, the milkmaids were all drawn to him. A passage in the text explains that Krishna miraculously multiplied himself so he could be with each one individually, so they could experience the bliss of divine union. Krishna can be seen making love on a swing in the central circle.

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Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund

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